The passage is not straight, and there are several narrow doors around it. There may be other ways to get in here, and the study is not the only way.

Faced with this dark state, the three children were even more interested. There was a treasure, they recognized it, took big steps, and sang nursery rhymes about going out for an outing; Winnet gathered these young heads together, and the others reacted differently: Kogoro looked annoyed, while Miss Xiamei smiled at them gently. Suddenly, there was a sound of stones falling at one of the forks they passed.

Maybe there's still someone there.

This conjecture made Conan rush out.

"Scoop?"

Kogoro's casual murmur deepened Xiaolan's worries. She was about to chase him, but Shiratori stood up, like a gentleman standing in front of a lady, and said that he would take care of it and bring Conan back. Winnet was quite interested. Was this a kind of mutual sympathy between the thief and the detective? Unfortunately, this was not the noise she thought it caused... She guessed that it was because of the children singing.

The main road is wide enough, but the branch road is not. After being silent for a long time, it is normal to have some fallen rocks when it sees the light of day again.

Winnett grabbed one of them by the scruff of the neck. "Just wait."

"But Conan is a member of our Junior Detective Team."

She was a little speechless. But anyway, Edogawa would return empty-handed, so she kindly discussed with them to wait for a while, and if he didn't come back, they would set off again. But then again, she always felt that this layout was a bit familiar.

correct.

grave.

This is neither the layout of a basement nor the secret passage in the blue castle, but a wide and empty room, like the passage leading to the main tomb. While Winnet was puzzled, she found that Pu Siqinglan sneaked out: to another side door. Qian Jiang, who entered the castle intending to steal, could not resist the temptation and left the team. She found the two people's small movements, and she did not warn. The greedy guy died because of his greed, which was very reasonable.

After a while, Edogawa led Shiratori out. They said they found a slide hole at the end of the passage, which should be another passage to enter here, but it was not open.

When they returned to the team, Pu Siqinglan also quietly joined. Everyone was attracted by the egg or treasure that was about to appear, and no one cared about Qian Jiangyi. This was also related to his previous actions. However, Winnett was more inclined to believe that no one had noticed. Continuing forward, as she imagined, an ancient, copper-colored door appeared in front of her.

It's closed.

"Did we take the wrong road?" Xiaolan asked.

"Impossible, there should be only one way to get here." Bai Niao said, holding up a flashlight and shining it on the door.

His words indirectly made everyone think of the government.

The light shining on the door revealed the original appearance of the door. There were numerous birds carved on it, and in the middle of these birds——

Two-headed vulture.

Xiaolan said in surprise: "Only the big bird in the middle has two heads."

"The two-headed eagle, the emperor's emblem." Xiao Ai corrected.

"Two-headed eagle?"

"It is derived from the national emblem of the Byzantine Empire used by Isaac I. It is common in European countries. However, it should refer to the Russian Empire here."

"The two-headed eagle appears here," Winnet murmured, "maybe it's not just used as a puzzle. Heraldry is usually a symbol of identity."

"A symbol of status..."

Conan frowned and touched his chin, showing the same action as Kogoro, but this is also Kudo Shinichi's habit. "And the crown... Is the sun behind the crown? The sun... the light, maybe..."

He commanded the white bird to shine on the crown on the forehead of the two-headed eagle.

This seemed to be a mechanism that used a photometer. The moment it was irradiated, the crown reflected light and the ground began to vibrate.

The ground where Edogawa was standing began to collapse, and at the same time, a new staircase appeared.

"How amazing!" exclaimed the Junior Detective Team.

"What a powerful mechanism."

This time, Kogoro did not oppose them.

After going down, there are stairs going up, and this passage leads to the back of the door. After entering the new space, the view becomes darker, but fortunately there are candlesticks placed around.

However, judging from the shape of the candlesticks and the water flowing around the main platform, this place was indeed used as a tomb.

When all the candle lamps were lit, they also found the coffin in the main seat.

Shiratori walked forward and said, "It looks like a coffin."

"It's designed in a Western style, but it's made of wood." Kogoro took a closer look and saw a big lock on the coffin. "This lock is really big."

"Mr. Maori, you really shouldn't stay there. This is very disrespectful to the deceased."

Winette gave a reminder, and Kogoro danced away from the coffin.

"Uh, Miss Winnet, what do you mean?"

"I think this should be the tomb of Miss Xia Mei's great-grandmother. Bangshan, gathering wind and flowing water... I heard that Chinese tombs are very particular about Feng Shui," she said. "The key in Miss Xia Mei's hand should correspond to this lock. However, it is better to leave it to you to decide whether to open it or not."

Natsumi Kosaka took out the quaint key from her bag, hesitated for a moment, nodded, as if to encourage herself, and inserted the key into the lock.

With a bang.

The lock is unlocked.

"It's really this key..."

With Winnet's words, Kogoro also asked Miss Xiamei for advice, "Can I open it, Miss Xiamei?"

"Ok."

Kogoro gathered all his strength to lift the coffin open. Inside was a body and the purpose of their visit here - another egg.

"Ms. Xia Mei, is the body your great-grandfather?"

“No, I think it should be my great-grandmother,” she replied. “I always found it strange that there is only my great-grandfather’s grave in Yokosuka. I think maybe because she is Russian, she can’t be buried in the tombs of all the ancestors.”

"Ms. Xia Mei," Siluof stepped forward, "Maybe this is not the right time, but can you let me see the egg?"

"Ok."

She took the egg from the body and handed it to him.

"There is a small hole underneath," he picked up the egg and looked at it, then opened the egg and was immediately stunned.

"empty……"

"How can this be!"

At this time, Ayumi took a step forward. "This should be a combination type, right?"

"Eh?"

"Combination?"

"Well," she said, "I have a doll at home that my father's friend bought for me from Russia."

"What combination..." Kogoro still didn't understand.

Nesting dolls.

Winette understood it instantly. This little item was popular for a while, and she didn't think it was wrong after listening to Pu Siqinglan's popular science. However, the other egg was at President Suzuki's place for inspection and repair, so if she wanted to combine it with the bright red egg in front of her, she would have to wait until later.

"It is indeed possible. Look inside. The grooves inside are used for fixation." said Siruof.

Maori Kogoro clasped his fists and said regretfully: "Damn it, if only I had that egg!"

“Yes, there is that egg.”

Suddenly, Bai Niao's words attracted everyone's attention.

Did Kaito Kidd steal the egg while on the ship?

……

399 Memories

"I anticipated that I would need it, so I borrowed it from President Suzuki." Shiratori took the egg out of the tool kit and held it up in one hand.

Seeing this, Kogoro stared at him suspiciously, his nose almost bumping into Shiratori. He asked, "Did you take it secretly?"

"Really? How is this possible?" Kid, who was disguised as Shiratori, smiled awkwardly. Even if he had stolen it, he would not admit it.

Having said that, Kaito Kidd does indeed "return what you borrow".

Winette thought about his style, and the boy had never actually stolen anything.

"Then try it out right away."

The white bird handed the egg to Siluofu. He put the green egg into the red egg and found that the base of the green egg just fit tightly into the groove of the red egg. He immediately exclaimed.

"That is to say, Mr. Kiichi did not make two eggs, but divided one egg into two, like this."

But this news did not seem to satisfy the little detective. Seeing that he was still thinking deeply, Winnett came over and asked softly:

"Any more doubts?"

"I always feel that this egg should have a mechanism, and a mechanism that is suitable for a magician at the end of the century."

A magician at the end of the century... Winette also looked at the newly discovered egg, which was inlaid with minerals. She didn't know if it was a gem or something else. Anyway, it was much more gorgeous than the first one.

"By the way, this diamond is really big." Kogoro muttered in a trance as he stared at the mineral on top of the egg.

But before he could imagine how much the diamond was worth, Miss Xia Mei interrupted his thoughts:

"Mr. Maori, this is not a diamond, it's just ordinary glass."

Glass?

She remembered that the egg inside also had glass in its shell. Could it be that they were all acting as lenses? As soon as this thought came to her mind, she immediately thought of more things, such as the photos that filled Mr. Kiichi's room and the brightness meter mechanism of the two-headed eagle crown. Combining all these signs, it was easy to think that this egg also had a special mechanism that needed light to activate.

Once a definite idea emerges, other ideas will spawn.

For example, the altar-like pedestal in front of you that leads to the coffin must have some purpose for designing it here.

However, while she was still thinking, another boy had already got there first.

Conan suddenly ran towards Xiluofu, "Mr. Xilu, lend me the egg!"

Before he could react, Maori couldn't hold back anymore. Conan's repeated unauthorized actions had already made him very annoyed. However, Kid, who already knew Conan's true identity, stood in front of him and used the persuasiveness of his identity as a police officer to stop Maori. Not only that, he also cooperated with Conan and asked, "Is there anything I can do?"

"Prepare the flashlight," he ran to the pedestal and ordered, "Officer White Bird, please put the flashlight inside the pedestal."

Seeing this, Xiao Ai said to Winnett softly:

"Could it be that he has discovered Edogawa's identity?"

When Winnet heard Ai's question, she didn't know how to answer for a moment. She probably hadn't guessed that Shiratori was Kid, because his flaws were mainly concentrated in his personality, and Ai didn't have as much contact with him as she did. If the target was Shiratori, he would definitely not know, but if it was Kaito Kid, he must have guessed that Edogawa was Kudo Shinichi.

Not only Kidd, but even Xiaolan has such doubts.

"I don't know, but there is a person who is already wandering on the dangerous cordon."

Winette pursed her lips, and it was Xiaolan's direction. Xiaoai looked at Xiaolan and found that she was serious, with her eyes wide open as if she was practicing some kind of training, staring at Conan's every move with full concentration, as if she wanted to penetrate his appearance and get to the essence. However, facing this situation, she didn't have any good solution. If the antidote research was successful, there was still a way to fool it...

Wait, fool around?

Xiao Ai immediately turned her eyes to Winnet's face, which made her touch her face, thinking that it was covered with dust or something dirty.

"What's wrong?" Although she felt that Xiao Ai's gaze was a little strange, Winnett still took the initiative to ask, and then she felt the back of her hand was patted, and she felt like she was being assigned a task. She lowered her head and leaned over to Xiao Ai's ear.

"How about you pretend to be Kudo Shinichi for once?"

Winette was stunned for a moment, and turned away in a bit of a tantrum. She thought he had something special to say, but it turned out that he had to help Edogawa clean up his mess. Even if Xiaolan exposed him in person, it was his own fault! She thought angrily. Although he said that he didn't want to involve Xiaolan and the people around him, this guy didn't restrain himself at all. Not only did he create a sleeping Kogoro, but even his original body was so outstanding. He didn't know how to learn from his lessons.

You will reap the consequences.

Winnett thought the word was perfect.

Seeing Winnet turned her face away and didn't reply, Xiao Ai realized that she was jealous. She couldn't help but find it a little funny. She was jealous of Edogawa. In a few days, would she be jealous of Yoshida? But she thought about it and realized that there was indeed room for misunderstanding. It was true that she was a bit nosy and acted like a good guy. However, if Mao Lilan really knew his identity, it would be difficult to hide her and Winnet's identities. It seemed unrealistic to get rid of her.

She felt that Winnet might not be able to do it.

Of course, she also didn't agree with silencing them. Since they were now tied to the same chariot, as long as Edogawa didn't betray them, she would help him if she could.

"Well, I can't force you. Since you won't help, then I can only get rid of Edogawa and everyone related to him afterwards... to prevent the situation from becoming more and more troublesome."

"This……"

If they really did this, regardless of other aspects, the impact alone might reach the organization. After all, Kudo Shinichi was also on the electronic list, and several people related to him had died, which would definitely attract some attention. When they found that her social circle overlapped with theirs, it would be natural for them to suspect her.

Perhaps, executing him in the first place was the ideal decision.

Winnet thought, but it was too late to regret now. Unless she gave up this place, she would have no way to ignore her social relationships. Was it a necessary burden to maintain life? She didn't know whether this was good or bad.

"Well," Winnett said, "I can have some intimacy with Xiaolan."

Xiao Ai rolled her eyes at her.

you dare!

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